MAKE A SCENE NEWS...

Our next event is our Nighty Night A Thon - Jill Tyrell is the role Grace was born to play and Lill will be join us for the first time playing her assistant Linda! Due to the closure of Texture we have had to postpone the event to a new date and venue and we think you are going to LOVE the place...we're going site specific!

The Nighty Night A Thon is rescheduled to Saturday 5th May and is moving to a real salon! RCNQ/Barber Below becomes Beauty by Jill for one day only! We can’t wait! There'll be real makeovers, awful hair cuts, massages and cling film body wraps just like in the series! Amazing!

Tickets on sale NOW!!

Make A Scene's Nighty Night A Thons - Saturday 5th May at Barber Below, Manchester 16.30 and 20.00 shows

AND...

FILM OF THE WEEK

In the week where Marvel mega-superhero wankfest Avengers: Infinity Warsplurges onto your multiplex screening, counter-programming doesn't get more counter than our Film of the Week - The Wound!

The Wound is an exploration of tradition and sexuality set amid South Africa’s Xhosa culture. Every year the tribe’s young men participate in an ancient coming-of-age ritual. Xolani, a quiet and sensitive factory worker is assigned to guide Kwanda, a city boy from Johannesburg through this rite of passage. As Kwanda defiantly negotiates his queer identity within this masculine environment, he quickly recognises the nature of Xolani’s relationship with fellow guide Vija. The three men commence a dangerous dance with each other and their own desires and, soon, the threat of exposure elevates the tension to breaking point.

The Wound is at HOME, Manchester and good arthouse cinemas from today.

Dr Andrew Moor (who expertly chaired the 120 BPM Q&A the other week) will be joined by the film's director John Trengove for a Q&A following the screening on Monday 30th April at 18:10 at HOME. Make sure you get your tickets for this special screening. We'll be there with bells on!

CAMPAIGN OF THE WEEK

We were very excited to be part of the launch of a brand-new audience development project on Tuesday at HOME. A load of very cool women, queers and cute babies (seriously there was a lovely baby there) were at the launch event for Reclaim The Frame a movement that will develop a network of “audience influencers” in 5 cities at 6 cinemas. It doesn't matter if you weren't there you can still get involved…

The project will back 4 films by women directors, with the first film launching in May this year. Each film will be brilliant, and different! The first film will be female directed horror Revenge and the second, British drama Pin Cushion. Reclaim the Frame want to demonstrate how varied the female gaze can be.

If you sign up will have access to a free ticket for each film, which will be followed by a special post-screening talk featuring the audience and guests and experts from a range of disciplines.

As well as free tickets, you will also receive a Mubi subscription, VOD discount codes, and film goodies. More importantly, you will see great films, connect with greatpeople and help to broaden the frame through which we engage with film.

We'll keep you updated about the screenings via this newsletter or check our the Reclaim The Frame website.